also, i'mjust street in that city of nara.channel the man who shot him being caught on the street, straight after the incident happened as well. mariko oi, thank you _ happened as well. mariko oi, thank you very _ happened as well. mariko oi, thank you very much - happened as well. mariko oi, thank you very much for - happened as well. mariko oi, thank you very much for your| thank you very much for your time and as mariko was saying, a press conference is expected any moment and when we do have those lines from the press conference, we will bring those to you. a reminder and a quick summation of what has happened in the last hour, the former prime minister ofjapan shinzo prime minister of japan shinzo abe prime minister ofjapan shinzo abe has been shot, he was shot twice by a man who did not move from the scene and was very shortly apprehended after that he has been taken to hospital, he has been taken to hospital, he is in cardiac and respiratory arrest. this is what we understand from local media. other —— shinzo abe of cou

>> reporter: we know he was in nara delivering a stump speech.use election scheduled for this sunday. so we don't have any specific details about exactly what he was talking about. we can assume he was there, again, promoting certain candidates for office despite, you know, the health issues that caused him to step down from his role as prime minister in 2020. you know, he's still been very active in the political scene here in japan. again, talking very openly, candidly about japan's involvement militarily in taiwan, and then almost serving, you know, as a kingmaker within politics here in japan, you know, getting his endorsement, getting his support, you know, is huge towards any success as a politician here. >> we're going to follow this completely and really understand what happened here. this is really shocking news for the world to be watching right now. we are waiting for more information about the health condition of the former prime minister of japan, shinzo abe, delivering a stump speech. we're learning that he was shot twice from behin

and i'm sure that is what everyone in that street in nara city thought today. and now they will never think that again. and that is a change that is some you are to affect japanese society in ways that we can't predict. as for the international connections, i don't think that we should speculate about any particular ties between what is going on in say london or washington and what happened today to prime minister abe. but, sure, there is a lot of pressure on politics and divisions that are erupting in all sorts of ways answer all sorts of countries. and this is certainly part and parcel of that trend. >> josh, selina wang, thank you so much for your expertise. we'll continue to follow that breaking news out of japan. the former prime minister shinzo abe has died. pain hits fast. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relilief. and now get relief without a pill with tylenol dissolve packs. reliefef without the water. i'm jonaththan lawson here to tell you about life insurance throug

it happened this morning in the western city of nara. about an hour ago, the current prime minister held a press conference and addressed abe's current condition. take a listen. [speaking in foreign language] first of all in the morning, i received the news that the former prime minister was shot and now in critical condition. emergency operation is taking place to save his life. i pray he pulls through. >> he went on to call today's shooting an unforgivable act. now, after the shooting, the former prime minister was bleeding from his chest and in staid of cardiac arrest, witnesses say abe, shot from behind, did not collapse after the first shot but did after the second shot before receiving cpr. the suspect, a man in his 40s, he has been arrested in possession of what nhk is describing as a home made gun. witnesses say that the suspect did not attempt to run and was arrested on the spot before being taken to a local police station for questioning. now, cnn has, again, seen the video. you just saw the video while he was delivering that s

abe was making a campaign speech in the western city of nara.'s blake essig, who is live in tokyo with more on the developments we're learning and blake, we understand one person is in custody, the former prime minister possibly shot twice in the chest. >> reporter: yeah, lynda, a man believed to be in his 40s. nhk reporter that former japanese prime minister shinzo abe has been shot in the chest during -- while he was delivering a speech around 11:30 this morning in the western city of nara. he was rushed to the hospital bleeding from his chest in a state of cared owe pulmonary arrest, meaning he might not have been breathing and his heart may not have been breathing. abe was conscious and responsive while being transported after the shooting. details of his, you know, current condition at this point, you know, are really murky. we do not know how he's doing at this point. witnesses on the scene say that abe was shot from behind, shot twice. he didn't collapse after the first shot, but did collapse after the second shot. at that time, people we

there , in the city of nara, which is located near kyoto, i would have come there. uh, in order to, uh , take part in the election campaign of one of the candidates in which he supported, because in japan, a will take place this weekend elections for the upper house of parliament and about one or 2 minutes later, no more after he started speaking to his supporters. in total, there were about 30 people behind him, a man approached him and practically. e, fired two shots at point-blank e. it was reported that you shots were fired from a shotgun, but now we have updated data. most likely, we are talking about a homemade one. e such a self-gun. it is reported that the muzzles of these pistols were, uh, attached with adhesive tape, and the man was detained on place. uh, while he didn't even seem to want to run away, and hmm, he's reported to be 41 years old. e, his name is tetsuya yamakami and e since 2005 for three years. he served in the ranks of the armed forces of the self-defense forces. japan no more information about him yet. but no, that is, it’s too early to tal

a nervous looking nara police chief admitted something had gone badly wrong.: it is something had gone badly wrong. translation:— translation: it is undeniable there was a — translation: it is undeniable there was a security _ translation: it is undeniable there was a security problem l there was a security problem that caused a serious result. our security measures must be immediately reviewed. that our security measures must be immediately reviewed.- immediately reviewed. that is an understatement. _ immediately reviewed. that is an understatement. police - immediately reviewed. that is i an understatement. police today recovered a stash of home—made weapons from the suspect�*s home. but this is a country where there was just one gun fidelity in the whole of last year. little wonder that on friday, the police were taken by surprise. you're watching bbc news. the race to succeed borisjohnson as conservative party leader, and therefore prime minister, is getting rather crowded. eight candidates are now standing, including serving cabinet ministers nadhim zahaw

this took place in nara, a western city in japan.n't know too much about his condition but he has been unconscious and unresponsive as well. again, we are looking at kishida speaking after this tragic shooting of former prime minister abe. he is currently taking questions at this moment. he has refrained on commenting how this would impact the scheduled election. he doesn't touch on whether it would be postponed or canceled. i want to remind our viewers that we have a live blog up and running on this, go on your terminal. kishida will gather officials in tokyo to discuss the incident. he has sniffled at times, emotional at times, wishing as many do that abe is able to survive this. he does look visibly shaken. let's get to our reporter i am tokyo -- in tokyo standing by. we are seeing a visibly upset prime minister at the moment. >> yeah, absolutely. kishida seems visibly upset by the news. he remained remarkably calm, but you can see that he was very upset by the news and said that he was praying for abe's recovery and that a

they are saying that the police in the city of nara have searched the suspect�*s house and found moreing has admitted to the shooting, the assassination of shinzo abe, the formerjapanese prime minister. that news just in from japan, that the suspect has admitted to the shooting according to the police being quoted by reuters and has also found more guns in the suspect�*s house. ex—fifa president, sepp blatter, and the former uefa chief, michel platini, have both been acquitted by swiss judges in their trial for corruption. prosecutors claimed that a $2 million payment mr blatter made to the president of the european football authority was illegal. they were banned from football activity in 2015 when criminal proceedings were first opened against mr blatter. arriving for the hearing at the court today, blatter insisted he had done nothing wrong. i am not speaking about fifa, i am not speaking about corruption, i am speaking about me. that's it. i have done nothing wrong. you are clean as a white piece of paper? i am clean with my conscience, i am clean with my spirit and i am clean wit

abe has been taken to hospital bleeding after collapsing while delivering a speech in the city of nara public broadcaster nhk. a sound like a gunshot was heard at the time, and a male suspect has been detained, the former pm is believed to be bleding from his neck and is unconscious. he is 67 years old and stood down as prime minister years ago and was one ofjapan�*s longest serving prime minister is. we will bring you more as it comes to hand. back now to our main story our reporter at downing street, mark lobel, says the pressure on borisjohnson remains. it all began when boris johnson was concerned about the functioning of government. he was concerned he couldn't run his government anymore begrudgingly, he came out and resigned as the leader. he is still prime ministerfor a bit. but the problem is how well the government can function because he will still be in there. and how long will he stay in there? a senior government aide says they think it will be ok for it to be a caretaker government, but others, likejohn major, and other ministers say he should have quit. they think you sh

his body had left the city of nara at around 6pm local time. —— his body had left the city of nara atd 6am local time. it's about a five—hour drive. that's why everyone is gathering here, waiting for his arrival. this is his home — this is actually where his mother also lives as well — and we are expecting that the current prime minister fumio kishida and others to visit here, to pay respect before his funeral which will take place sometime next week. mariko, it's been an incredibly shocking 2a hours in the country. what's the mood on the street? what are people saying? as you say, it's just been an utter shock to many people here. people just don't expect this kind of thing to happen and i myself, iwasjust hyping the assassination of former prime ministers shinzo abe and you do not expect to put the word "assassination" and "japan" in one sentence, so people are still digesting the news but also, questions have been asked about the security of former leaders of the country. you mentioned security there. gun crime generally is low injapan. is there a sense that there was complacency a

abe, has been taken to hospital after apparently being shot while delivering a speech in the city of narawestern japan. he's said to be unconscious. local media reports say a sound like a gunshot was heard at the time. a male suspect has been detained. there is a press conference that will happen very shortly and when we get any new lines on this story, will bring them to you immediately. local reports say shinzo abe, former prime minister ofjapan, prime minister of japan, longest serving prime minister ofjapan, longest serving prime minister ofjapan, has been shot as in a state of cardiac and respiratory arrest. uk business groups fear the country could face weeks or months of political paralysis amid a deepening cost of living crisis, if boris johnson remains as britain's caretaker prime minister while a successor is found. the confederation of british industry, the cbi, says the "political vacuum" needs "to be filled at speed "to protect people's living standards". and the uk bosses�* lobby, the institute of directors, has warned "what business hates most is uncertainty and instability

nowhere more so than here in the western city of nara.hrine that's been set up a few feet from where shinzo abe was gunned down last week. and the crowds have cleared a bit now, but throughout the course of the day, hundreds upon hundreds of people have been coming here, laying tributes, laying flowers, offering prayers. this little bunch of flowers here saying [ speaking foreign language ] which means thank you for your hard work and rest in peace. similar things like, people are putting some offerings down and they are paying respects to a man who was the longest serving prime minister in this country in its modern history. people have expressed shock. the people we've been speaking to, shock that some of his stature or anybody would be gunned down in the streets in this way, in a country in which gun crime essentially is virtually unheard of. we've been speaking to the police here in nara, heading up the investigation into the killing. they've, of course, arrested the suspect. his name is tetsuya yamagami. he's 41 years old. police tol

he was early at the de hospital after the attack in the city of nara, that's near osaka. there are reports that a 42 year old man was arrested at the scene less cross live now to rob mcbride. he's at those g 20 talks in body. rob, a truly shocking development. what more details do we know about the shooting itself? i mean, we are getting more details as they come in. all of this has happened relatively recently just within the last couple of hours or so this was at a campaign event. we have upcoming elections in japan for it's a, it's up a house the shins or ave was attending that event in the city of nara. this is in the central parts of japan close to the much larger city of osaka. and he was attending that event and then i witness reports. talk about 2 shots being fired of one of those bullets hitting our bay. there may video coming from the scene has shown paramedics surrounding an unconscious, ave, putting him in into an ambulance and getting him away from the scene. there are eye witness accounts, seeing a man approach him, apparently from the, from the rear firing

his body had left the city of nara at around 6pm local time. it's about a five hour drive.e, this is actually where his mother also lives as well, and we are expecting that the current prime minister fumio kishida and others to visit here, to pay respect before his funeral which will take place sometime next week. mariko, it has been an incredibly shocking 24 hours in the country. what is the mood in the street? what are people saying? figs in the street? what are people sa in: ? �* , , ., in the street? what are people sa inc? a in the street? what are people sa in? a �*, in the street? what are people sa inc? a �*, , saying? as you say, it's 'ust been an fl saying? as you say, it's 'ust been an utteri saying? as you say, it's 'ust been an utter shock i saying? as you say, it's 'ust been an utter shock to h saying? as you say, it'sjust| been an utter shock to many people here. as some people were saying in rupert's report as well, you know, gun crime is incredibly rare and people just don't expect this kind of thing to happen and i myself was hyping the assassination of form

it happened as he was giving a speech in nara in western japan.rities say he sustained gunshot wounds to his neck, he was blown to hospital by helicopter. nhk saying that he used a homemade gun. his motive at this point is not known. let's go to selina wang from beijing. what are we hearing from the hospital? >> reporter: well, all we know is that he is still in critical conditions. earlier it was unclear his status. and regardless of what we learn in the next few hours, this is reverberating from around the world. one of his legacies was to pave the way for a more hawkish security stance. and experts tell me more recently he had been behind the scenes urging the current prime minister to take a stronger stance when it comes to security issues. and a spokesperson was shocked to hear the news adding that we're following the developments and hope that former prime minister abe will be out of danger and recover soon. we'd certainly like to extend our regards to his family. during abe's leadership, one of his toughest tasks was contending with arising

this happened as he was giving a speech in nara in western japan. have a look here. japan's current prime minister says abe is in critical condition and considers are fighting to save his life. the fire department reports that abem nair arrest. police say he used a homemade gun. blake is in tokyo. what more are we learning about this? >> kim, very fluid situation here. japanese public broadcaster, nhk, is reporting the former japanese prime minister, shinzo abe has been shot twice. once in the chest and once in the neck, while delivering a speech around 11:30 this morning local time, in the western city of nara. according to the prime minister, who just gave a press conference, as you mentioned, abe is in critical condition, and doctors are fighting to save his life. after the shooting, abe was conscious and responsive after being transported after the shooting. the prime minister was bleeding from his chest, in a state of cardiac arrest. witnesses say abe was shot from behind. he didn't collapse after the first shot. did collapse after the second shot, before receiv

he was assassinated in nara on friday, and shortly after his body came back, we saw the current primeof politicians, government officials, coming here to pay their respects, as well as some members of the japanese public, holding flowers, waiting sometimes for hours for his return as well. but, as the country mourns, people are asking questions about the security. this shocking event happened in the middle of an election campaign. how could a former prime minister be allowed to just be campaigning on the street with a couple of bodyguards, and whether or not they acted quickly enough. so, a lot of questions remain to be answered, but at the same time, we have just learned that his funeral will take place on tuesday, after the election on sunday, which is still going ahead. thank you. the world's richest man, elon musk, says he is abandoning his 36 billion pounds bid to buy twitter. a lawyer for the tesla chief executive has accused the social media company of breaching the original agreement. however, twitter says it plans to pursue legal action to enforce the deal. a special constabl

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, nara, western japan.to help safeguard women's access to abortion. the move follows the supreme court overturning the landmark ruling that made the procedure legal across the united states. speaking at the white house, mr biden condemned the supreme court's decision. this has paved the way for individual us states to decide if and how they will permit abortions to take place. sir mark rowley has been named as the new commissioner of the metropolitan police. he succeeds dame cressida dick, who stood down in february. that came under pressure from the mayor of london who said he no longer had confidence in her leadership. sir mark previously served as head of the met�*s counter—terrorism unit. that is a nationwide responsibility that will remain with the mat under his leadership. petrol and diesel pricing will be further investigated by the uk's competition watchdog after it found cause for concern in some parts of the industry. the competition and markets authority said it had discovered a sharp rise in pri

the shins are ave was attending that event in the city of nara. this is in the central part of japan close to a much larger city of osaka. and he was attending that event and then i witnessed reports a talk about 2 shots being fired of one of those bullets hitting our bay. paris johnson has resigned as lead of the u. k. is ruling conservative party triggering a leadership race that could take weeks. you will continue as care, take a prime minister though, but cools, are growing within the party for his immediate departure. it follows ha motors 48 hours that saw more than 50 government members resign after a series of scandals. it is clearly not the will of the parliamentary, conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party and that for a new prime minister. and i agree with the grey brady, the chairman of our back bench, m, please that the process of choosing that new data should begin now. and the time table will be announced next week. and dive of today appointed a cabinet to serve as i will until a new leader is in place. rush

it happened in nara in western japan. have a listen.peared to be a homemade shotgun. you see the former prime minister being wheeled from a helicopter into the hospital. mr. abe's condition is critical. he's undergoing emergency surgery. and the doctors are, in the words of the current prime minister, fighting to save his life. state broadcaster nhk did say mr. abe was conscious and responsive, as he was being taken to the hospital. police did arrest the gunman. he is holding the weapon at that time. they describe him as a man in his 40s. nhk reports he did not try to run away. as we were saying, according to police, his weapon was some sort of homemade firearm. >>> women's basketball star brittney griner has pleaded guilty to drug smuggling in russia. she appeared in a moscow court on thursday, admitting to bringing cannabis oil in february. she packed her bags in a hurry and had not intended to break the law. she could face up to ten years in a russian prison. griner's wife spoke to joe biden on wednesday, who reassured her he is work

rupert winfield hayes, bbc news, nara, western japan.we can speak now to the director for global communications of the japanese prime minister's office. he is in tokyo. thank you for coming on the program at this very difficult time. on a personal human level, what was your reaction, your feelings, when we got confirmation that he had died? >> i felt excruciating pain comi from within me. as you can well imagine, the nation is in total shock. i was able to see the prime minister's face when he was addressing the press yesterday afternoon, and i could see that our prime minister is suffering from the grave loss he is experiencing. he became prime minister the same year as prime minister abe. ever since, they have been very good friends. the prime minster was handpicked by prime minister abe in his second administration. and he spent eight and a half years as prime minister abe's foreign minister. you can see the congeniality between the two leaders here. lewis: on the incident itself, we are starting to see footage of what happened. does

today, the nara police chief regretfully admitted to failures in security protocols. as more questions arise over what police described as a homemade shotgun, video shows metal pipes and tape lying on the street after the attack >> if the person's determined and they can access the materials they need, including gunpowder, some kind of improvised firing mechanism, then they just have to tie together some pipe and wood and tape and be willing to go out and use it. >> reporter: police now say 41-year-old suspect tetsuya yamagami had a grudge against a religious group that he believed was linked to abe in a country that saw only one gun death last year, the assassination of japan's longest serving prime minister has shaken not just the country but the entire world the funeral for shinzo abe will be held early next week in tokyo and will be limited to family and those closest to him it isn't clear whether there will be any public memorial service for a country that is deeply in shock. jose >> janis mackey frayer, thank you. >>> still ahead tonight, will the parents of the

after a long drive back from the city of nara where he was assassinated, the car arrived.erving prime minister, shinzo abe, has now returned home here in tokyo. you might be able to see hundreds ofjournalists and camera operators behind me but you also have many members of the japanese public awaiting for many hours for his return. then came a wave of senior politicians and government officials. but as the country mourns, people are also questioning why such a senior divisive politician only had a few bodyguards with him. translation: i politician only had a few bodyguards with him. translation: i got politician only had a few bodyguards with him. translation:— with him. translation: i got an impression _ with him. translation: i got an impression that _ with him. translation: i got an impression that the _ with him. translation: i got an impression that the police - with him. translation: i got an| impression that the police security wasn't good. they weren't looking behind mr abe, they only reacted after he collapsed. bitter behind mr abe, they only reacted after he coll

doctors at nara medical university hospital have confirmed that japanese -- former japanese prime minister shinzo abe has died after being shot twice, once in his chst and once in his neck. doctors treating former prime minister said that his heart had actually stopped by the time that he reached the hospital, they said that he was bleeding profusely and that the bullet that killed abe was deep enough to reach his heart. doctors say that they faced a difficult time stopping that bleeding and it was ultimately that loss of blood that abe died from. doctors also said that anywhere between 10 and 20 doctors were trying to treat the former prime minister and that the bullet wound, although they were able to find the bullet wound on the front of the former prime minister's neck and a large wound around his heart, ultimately, again, they were not able to stop the blood and he has since died as a result of those wounds. now, the shooting happened while delivering a speech around 11:30 this morning local time in the western city of nara, several hours after the shooting a visibly emotional fumio k

he returned from the city of nara, where he was assassinated. his home located normally in a fairly quiet residential neighborhood. as the car came closer to home, dozens of camera crews, police, hundreds of people started showing up. many bringing flowers, ready to pay their respects, to try to catch a glimpse of the former prime minister as he drove by one more time, and there's no question that this country, shocked, saddened and mourning the loss of one of the most infl influential leaders in its history. >> and for more on this, i'm joined now by jeffrey kingston at temple university, japan and joins us from tokyo as well. thanks so much for being here with us. just describe for us the mood in japan right now. >> well, i think that this barbaric killing has the nation in shock. obviously, people are grieving and mourning the loss of perhaps the most consequential political leader in post-war japan. so i think it's natural that people are very concerned about safety issues. but the fact is, the man made his own gun, because it is so difficul

a nervous—looking nara police chief this afternoon admitted something had gone badly wrong.esult," he says. "our security measures must be immediately reviewed." that is an understatement. police today recovered a stash of home—made weapons from the suspect�*s home. but this is a country where there was just one gun fatality in the whole of last year. little wonder that on friday, the police were taken by surprise. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. and now to chetan pathak, who is at wimbledon with all the day's sports news. there's a new name on the women's singles trophy tonight, and that name is elena rybakina. in a year when russian players were banned from competing here because of the invasion of ukraine, a player born in moscow has won the ladies singles final. rybakina changed her nationality four years ago and represents kazakhstan. the 23—year—old beat the world number two ons jabeur in three sets as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. in this famous corner of london it was kazakhstan versus tunisia, and a clash, seemingly, of tennis styles. ons

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, nara, western japan.ence for the murder of 53—year—old police community support officer, julia james. callum wheeler will serve a minimum of 37 years behind bars. ms james was found dead from serious head injuries in akholt wood in april last year. sir mark rowley has been named as the new commissioner of the metropolitan police, taking over the role vacated by dame cressida dick. dame cressida stood down as commissioner in february following a series of scandals. earlier, the mayor of london sadiq khan commended the appointment of sir mark rowley and called the new met police chief a "reforming commissioner". well, sir mark hasn't in the police for the last four years. that's really important. he brings an outside experience. he also knows the importance of a commissioner who is to win back the trust and confidence from so many communities in london lost he has have a plan to get the basics of policing rights and also carry of policing right and also carry on the success we've had in reducing violent cri

nara took away spouse. aba, who arrived here the day before, just at the moment when the doctors declared the death of the murderer, is formally kept in the pre-trial detention center of this police station. he is in the status of a suspect interrogation. the motives were being clarified all night long, but judging by his testimony, he acted alone and so far nothing indicates the custom-made nature of this crime, 4. summer techiu yamagame, who served in his youth in the naval self-defense forces until recently, he worked as an excavator driver. a friend spoke of him how about a modest polite person during a search in his apartment, the police found several similar sawn-off shotguns made from improvised materials and explosives from his testimony it turns out that he planned the murder in advance, followed the movements of the politician about his motive for the destruction of a certain religious organization, in which, according to the yamagami abe was all of this. it seems like an obsession raises serious

a nervous—looking nara police chief this afternoon admitted something had gone badly wrong.security problem that caused a serious result," he says. "our security measures must be immediately reviewed." that is an understatement. police today recovered a stash of home—made weapons from the suspect�*s home. but this is a country where there was just one gun fatality in the whole of last year. little wonder that on friday, the police were taken by surprise. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. let's get some of the day's other news... police in southern ukraine say they've opened criminal proceedings against russia's military, accusing it of deliberately destroying crops in the kherson region. they claim russian forces used incendiary shells to set crops alight, scorching patches of forest and hundreds of hectares of wheat, barley and other grains. ukraine accuses russia of weaponising food supplies, targeting or blockading supplies in areas kyiv controls, damaging agricultural infrastructure, and stealing grain in areas under occupation. moscow denies the allegations. t

from nara, our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports.g, standing on a street corner, rallying support for his party in sunday's parliamentary elections. lurking a few metres away, this man was caught on camera by a local tv crew. then suddenly, two very loud bangs rang out. gunshots. mr abe's bodyguards are on the assailant in seconds. lying on the street, a strange looking gun made of steel pipes, and held together with black tape. the former prime minister is flown to a nearby hospital, but the news is bad. he has been hit in the back and neck, and his heart has stopped. this is where mr abe was brought, and this is where doctors worked for hours to try and save his life, and it was from here, at a little after five this evening, that we got the news that mrabe had died. tonight, the whole ofjapan is in shock. there have been political assassinations here before, but nothing like this, certainly not in more than half a century. "i was really shocked," this lady says. "i never thought a gun would be used. "using a gun injapan? "i've nev

a nervous—looking nara police chief this afternoon admitted something had gone badly wrong. problem that caused a serious result," he says. "our security measures must be immediately reviewed." that is an understatement. police today recovered a stash of home—made weapons from the suspect�*s home. but this is a country where there was just one gun fatality in the whole of last year. little wonder that on friday, the police were taken by surprise. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. this is bbc news. the headlines... sri lanka's president gotabaya rajapaksa will step down after protesters stormed the palace and set fire to the prime minister's house. the uk defence secretary, ben wallace, rules himself out of the conservative leadership contest as the field starts to get crowded, with eight people now ruling themselves in. the foreign ministers of china and the united states have met for the first time in nine months. both have expressed concern about relations between their countries. after five hours of talks at the g20 meeting in bali, indonesia, china's wang yi sa

abe was shot dead the day before the completion of the campaign during a speech in the city of nara,ame to support a local candidate who sent the liberal democratic party to sato, who is in the elections. as a result, he won his first. after the selection of the interview, he recalled the details of the attack on mahidarioponia. i was standing on the left when a sound was heard from behind, either like a rupture of a car tire, or an explosion of a gas cylinder. first, it thundered once, then immediately the second time on the footage, which was made public the very next day, it is clearly visible that the first time the criminal missed the shinzo. falls after the second shot, it is also clearly visible that the guards did nothing to stop the man with a weapon in his hands. at the same time, as it turned out, the killer was on the spot already an hour and a half before the arrival of the abe. here, he stands completely free with a bag containing a homemade sawn-off shotgun. and these are shots taken a minute before he draws his weapon two days later, after the death of the former prim

a nervous—looking nara police chief this afternoon admitted something had gone badly wrong.roblem that caused a serious result," he says. "our security measures must be immediately reviewed." that is an understatement. police today recovered a stash of home—made weapons from the suspect�*s home. but this is a country where there was just one gun fatality in the whole of last year. little wonder that on friday, the police were taken by surprise. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. let's bring you some live pictures now from madrid. hundreds of thousands of people in the spanish capital have been taking part in the annual pride march. the event had been cancelled for the previous two years because of the covid pandemic. marchers waved rainbow flags — and danced to samba and techno music — in searing heat. several ministers from spain's left—wing coalition governmentjoined in. homosexuality was decriminalised in spain in 1978, three years after the death of the military ruler, general franco. the country has since legalised marriage and adoption for same—sex couples. th

from nara, here's rupert wingfield—hayes.morning, japan's former prime minister was out but lurking a few metres away, this man was caught on camera by a local tv crew. then suddenly two very loud bangs rang out. mr abe's bodyguards are on the assailant in seconds. held together with black tape. the former prime minister is flown to a nearby hospital, but the news is bad. he's been hit in the back and the neck and his heart has stopped. this is where mr abe was brought and this is where doctors worked for hours to try to save his life. and it was from here and a little after 5pm that we got the news that mr abe had died. tonight, the whole ofjapan is in shock. there have been political assassinations here before, but nothing like this, certainly not in more than half a century. translation: i was really shocked, | i never thought a gun would be used. using a gun injapan? i've never heard of this. translation: it seems guns are becoming more common. i that makes me feel very sad. in tokyo, a tearful prime minister fumio kishid

20 led by the us secretary of state, anthony blink, and we're getting more reports from the city of nara. this is a city in the center of japan close to the much largest city of osaka. this is where a campaign rally was taking place as campaigns have been taking pipe throughout japan. this is the run up to the upper house election. sions, bay, who was now effectively retired from politics. he was out on the campaign trail campaigning for a candidate that according to witness reports, according to our teeth, he had just started to speak when he was approached by an attack of the attacker who has not been arrested. seized by the authorities is described as a 41 year old man who is apparently local to nara is also said to be a full member of the forces that were report. the 2 shots were fired and according to the authorities, bay was shot through the neck. and just he would seem to be at an unconscious condition when paramedics, i've got to him, were attending to him, put him into a vehicle to get him away from the sea. that was a hand gun recovered from the sea, which was set apparently to

he was shot at twice, while giving a speech in the southern city of nara on friday morning.c news. we will talk about what happens to the nhs over the next few months in this country after the events of the next last months. —— last few months. nhs leaders have warned that a period of political instability let�*s talk to saffron cordery, interim ceo at nhs providers, we need to see some new progress on the new hospital programme, that is the new hospital programme, that is the flagship programme of the government, we desperately need decisions to be taken. truths; government, we desperately need decisions to be taken.— decisions to be taken. why do you think those _ decisions to be taken. why do you think those decisions _ decisions to be taken. why do you think those decisions won't - decisions to be taken. why do you think those decisions won't be - think those decisions won�*t be taken? that is a health secretary, thatis taken? that is a health secretary, that is a prime minister, there is a cabinet. and james cover that, the new education secretary, said on the radio thi

we have heard from the nara police, which is investigating this homicide. they have the suspect in custody. they say he's a 41-year-old male and that he used a homemade gun to conduct this assassination. the police said that it was a homemade gun made of metal and of wood and they have also been conducting a search in his home near the incident also in nara city and they have also found explosives there. they have also told us that the suspect held a grudge against an organization, although they would not specify which, which he thought the former prime minister was a part of, but they did not give us any further details beyond that. as you pointed out, this was in the middle of a day in a country that prides itself on being one of the safest in the world. gun violence is effectively unheard of so the country is in shock to learn that their longest serving prime minister is now dead. nearly six hours after that shooting incident and it comes at a time when the nation is really in disbelief still and i think this will leave a very permanent scar on the natio

and this is footage taken a minute before he draws his weapon, two days later, the nara police chiefmitted that his subordinates had failed in their duties, it cannot be denied that there were certain problems regarding security. we intend to take urgent action to correct them. elections. in japan, held without deviation from the schedules on the last day at rallies with speeches of candidates, people checked the bags reinforced police squads, numerous officers in civilian clothes patrolled street entering observation, including from the roofs of buildings. no one doubted that the ruling forces would win the elections, but the fact that the assassination attempt had somehow affected the mood of the voters cannot be denied, the criminal, 41-year-old tetsiya yamagami , admitted during interrogation that he had been preparing for the murder of the politician for several months. he says that in this way he took revenge on a certain religious organization with which abba was allegedly associated for defrauding his mother of a large amount of money. at first he wanted to make a bomb, but i

a nervous—looking nara police chief this afternoon admitted something had gone badly wrong.ere was a security problem that caused a serious result," he says. "0ur security measures must be immediately reviewed." that is an understatement. police today recovered a stash of home—made weapons from the suspect�*s home. but this is a country where there was just one gun fatality in the whole of last year. little wonder that on friday, the police were taken by surprise. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. at wimbledon, elena rybakina has become the first player from kazakhstan to win a grand slam title. she dropped the first set, but then went on to triumph on centre court, beating 0ns jabeur of tunisia. rybakina was born in moscow but switched allegiance to kazakhstan in 2018. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson reports. in this famous corner of london it was kazakhstan versus tunisia. a brand—new combination for a wimbledon final and a clash seemingly of styles. 0ns jabeur is a conjurer of shots. who, from there, could do this? what a shot! well, only her. her opponent,

he's at the g 20 meeting and bali that we're getting more reports from the city of nara. this is a city in the center of japan close to the much largest city of osaka. this is where a campaign rally was taking place as campaigns have been taking place throughout japan. this is the run up to the upper house election. sions, bay who is now effectively retired from politics. he was out on the campaign trail campaigning for a candidate that according to witness reports, according to the 13th he had just started to speak when he was approached by an attacker, the attacker who has not been arrested, seized by the authority to describe the 41 year old man who is apparently local to nara is also said to be a former member of the force it, there are reports, the 2 shots were fired and according to the authorities, bay was shot through the neck and chest. he was seen to be at an unconscious condition when paramedics got to him, were attending to him, put him into a vehicle to get him away from the sea. there was a hand gun recovered from the sea, which was set apparently to be home

took place just 2 days after the assassination of former premier sessions or abbey, in the city of nara. a 41 year old suspect remains in custody. those the headlines witnesses next i'll be back with more news after that. thanks for watching. ah. ready ah ah ah good mountain lupsi? oh, nice nice. i got a son i don't i by vin? to know more that cooler man i'm coy said ma hun kike even use it to come on one cushion. see not to let all a marcia like how one cars, what do you like we succeed put to you and i buy one to not fall out the cost according to come on you. so you dedicate the us? yes. i mean, what does that mean? a lot of football and yeah, you are ball. oh yeah. i got a call here. yeah . for that money s last day. i said, well i need to make good time dealing with me. send me a know, you know what a need make us at the municipal emilio more than not. oh, the beach washington, montana. so i to somebody must, i kept boy at accumulate like i was you go to 30, i'm calling 1000000. adlai a master or you can call with us who will hopefully of was yeah. who can stay on the can? celibacy

i'm giving a campaign speech in the western city of nara, the, the details which are just breaking now, or the former prime minister was shot injured. and we understand taken to hospital or other details. are still sketchy and i was the more we get on that, we'll bring it to you here at alger 0. let's move on for now. because tina, as, as former president has returned home for the 1st time since he was deposed in a popular uprising 8 years ago, place can poor a was invited to discuss the country's future with the head of a military june to that sees are in january and for other format, heads of state, nicholas hart reports behind the tinted windows of this car is the former president of regina faso. bless, compel re returning to the country. he ruled for 27 years. the man who fled from the presidential palace after a popular uprising 8 years ago has received a hero's welcome. hundreds of supporters greeted him at the airport. oh, we're working a photo above all. he knows only for you, sir. we escobar a to porters. one piece to return to work ha is the new brick and have a leader, colon

a nervous—looking nara police chief this afternoon admitted something had gone badly wrong.t caused a serious result," he says. "0ur security measures must be immediately reviewed." that is an understatement. police today recovered a stash of home—made weapons from the suspect�*s home. but this is a country where there was just one gun fatality in the whole of last year. little wonder that on friday, the police were taken by surprise. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the headlines on bbc news... newly—appointed chancellor nadhim zahawi and transport secretary grant shapps announce they'll be standing for the conservative party leadership. the president of sri lanka announces he'll step down on the 13th ofjuly after protestors storm his official residence and set the prime minister's home on fire — it's over the handling of the country's economic crisis. the body of japan's assassinated former prime minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting. at wimbledon, elena rybakina has become the first player from kazakhstan to win a grand slam ti

a nervous—looking nara police chief this afternoon admitted something had gone badly wrong.there was a security problem that caused a serious result," he says. "our security measures must be immediately reviewed." that is an understatement. police today recovered a stash of home—made weapons from the suspect�*s home. but this is a country where there was just one gun fatality in the whole of last year. little wonder that on friday, the police were taken by surprise. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. as we said, japanese voters are casting their ballots in upper house elections. the ruling liberal democratic party is widely expected to win the election, due largely to disarray among opposition parties. our correspondent mariko oi has more. it is only been two days since the shocking assassination of the former prime minister shinzo abe but the elections today and i'm standing outside one of the polling stations open since early this morning. usually the turnout rate is quite low, sometimes well below 50%, but since friday's attack, which happened during an election